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Sculpture: Techniques in Clay, Wax, Slate
by Frank Eliscu

For anyone who has always wanted to try sculpture, this fresh approach offers a simple and direct guide to a wonderful new world. The author presents the easy A B C's of three-dimensional expression in the contrasting mediums of clay, wax, and slate—materials easily obtainable everywhere.
Hundreds of step-by-step photographs make this a book of easy-to-follow visual instruction with fundamental how-to processes clearly and concisely delineated in graphic succession.
For the sculptor who wants to broaden his horizons in his craft, valuable new perspectives are provided in the handling of three traditional techniques. And for those who have pursued standard sculptural methods as far as they can, brand-new avenues of expression are opened up in this volume.
Since it is the author's premise that the entire concept of sculpture is embodied in and can be expressed by clay, the incipient sculptor is taught first how to think in three dimensions, using clay as a medium for sketching in the round.
The venerable art form of work with wax is here revived and explained in detail—from casting small figures in bronze to large statuary which must be cast in a foundry.
Slate too, is discussed in detail as a quick and elementary, but highly sophisticated, technique for rendering shallow bas-relief in stone.
As the sculptor works with this photographic interpretation of one of the oldest of the arts, he experiences the satisfaction of developing his talent to the fullest degree.
The bronze Naiad by Frank Eliscu was installed in the lobby of a New York City skyscraper.

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